Originally scheduled for implementation for October 1, 2014 has been extended a year. President Obama signed into law legislation (HR-4302) that delays the conversion to ICD-10 diagnostic and procedure codes until at least October 1, 2015.
NO SHOW POLICY Do you have a “No Show” policy for your office? If not, you get need one!! Especially in mental health, as you can only see one patient at a time. In life and business your most valuable asset is your time. That hour or forty-five minutes is valuable, because you…
Mental Health providers are much different than typical doctors who can load 10 different offices and see multiple patients in a hour. A mental health professional can only see one patient in a hour, unless there is a group session or a family counseling session. This is why it is important to control your “No-Shows.” …
Author: World Health Organization The ICD-10 Classification of Mental and Behavioural Disorders “Clinical descriptions and diagnostic guidelines” Description: Included in this document are the new codes and full descriptions for Mental Health ICD-10 codes, to be used starting on October 1, 2014. President Obama signed into law legislation (HR-4302) that delays the conversion to ICD-10 diagnostic…
